A 64-year-old Fort Wayne man was arrested Thursday evening, February 22nd after being stopped for driving 73 MPH in a 50 MPH zone.
Officer Fisher with the Plymouth Police Department conducted a traffic stop on U.S. 30 west of Oak Drive at 8:22 p.m. after clocking the driver for speeding. The Jeep was driven by Peralta Arquimides.
During the traffic stop, it was determined that Arquimides had never received a driver’s license. He was arrested for being an operator never licensed while the vehicle was driving was released to a licensed driver.
Peralta Arquimides was transported to Marshall County Jail and booked in for operator never licensed and held on a $100 cash bond. He was released on bond about 90 minutes after being booked in.
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